Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-05-13
HIDEWALK PRATTLE.

No boss yet.
Doves are cooling.
Real estate is booming.
WIN. Hawley returned from Salmon
river Sunday.
L. 7. Weeks has been sworn in IS
deputy postmaster.
Grandma Hutchins, aged II years
died at Lewiston last week.
Rev. l.. T. Weeks will preach SER
mon to the children on Sunday morning.
Stockmen are asking giIt-edged prices
for beef cattle, and few sales are re-
ported.
The ring of the. e.hammer can be heard
early and late at Cook & Whites black
smith shop.
w. F. Schmadeka is selling the best
beef in the country at the Grangeville
meat market
The territorial prisoners are being re-
moved from Seattle to the new territor-
ial prison at Walla Walla. =
Our merchants have been receiving
new goods lately. Six teams arrived in
town yesterday afternoon.
Iron clad note, and receipt books
quartz location notices and warranty
deeds for sale at this office.
A "stitch in time saves nine" but nine
stitches did not save that young fellows
suspender button last night.
DR. Bibby reports the patients sick
from measles generally favorable. al
though there have been several severe
cases.
TAKE NoTICE.-Those desiring to
prove up on their land can save time
and money, by calling on Judge Parker
at this Office.
Call on Judge Parker for Land Busi-
ness. Mortgages, Deeds, Filings and gen.
eral Conveyancing neatly, promptly, and
correctly done.
Parties desiring dental work done will
find j. II. McCallie at his office in the
drug store every day between the hours
OF 8 A. M. and 4P. NJ.
The Chorus Glass will give an entirely
new concert, in one month from the last
one. or on June 9TH adding several COM
ic songs. Admission as before.
Our exchanges are recommending the
skin of boiled egg for boils, tumors,
swellings etc. We have found the egg
itself good for vacuum of the stomach.
Judge Parker went to Craig's noun
tain Wednesday morning and returned
Thursday evening with his family, hav.
ing drivent from Cottonwood since 8
O'Clock in the afternoon.
At the last quarterly examination of
teachers of Idaho county. ]. C. Gelbach
received first grade certificate and M.
S. Martin, Miss Mamie Brock man and
Miss Sophia Cowan second grade certifi-
Gates.
A man at Woburn, Mass, wanted to
die 50 badly that he drowned himself in
frog-pond where the water was only
ten inches deep. He evidently had no
friend who owned a pistol or kept a
drug store.
The ladies will be pleased to learn
that Mrs. Wilson has just received
large and fine assortment of Spring
Hats from New York city, and should
call early to make selections from the
entire stock. 47-49
Farmers have been much embarrassed
by the continual rains which have pre-
vented them from sowing their spring
crops. They still seem determined
however, to plant every possible acre,
and we wish them God speed.
DR.. McCallis will visit every house
on Camas prairie within the next two
months in order to introduce himself
and work to the people, that he may
the sooner build up a good Office prac-
tice. He has come to stay, and it will
be to the interest of all to literally
patronise him.
The mines discovered last season in
the vicinity of Buffalo Hump are at
tracing considerable attention. A party
consisting of r. c. Brown, M. H. Rice.
j. NJ. Crunk. Ben Wing and others left
a few days since for the camp and un-
less we are mistaken veritable boom
1 may be expected